Posted by carl on January 30, 2002 at 10:32:54:
Hey Guys,
I’ve been
shooting Morini's free pistol since last spring. Wonderful gun. Anyhow, last
couple of weeks I started getting some shots I didn’t call. I thought it was
just me having a slump. Then the battery failed. It must have been on the shelf
for a while because I didn’t get the 5000 rounds as advertised. No problem. So I
replaced the battery and now the problem with the wild shots has disappeared!
Could it be when the battery is low the sear slows down? Have a similar
experience? Or was it just me having a bad day?
Also, I was wondering how
often you clean the bore of your free pistol? I’ve heard everything from after
every match to almost never. The manual says to only have a qualified service
provider disassemble the gun. Does that mean that once a year its best to send
it to Warren for a cleaning and check up?
Also, what ammo have you found to
give the best groups at 50 meters? Thanks, Carl
Posted by mako on January 30, 2002 at 15:32:06:
All eight finalists at
last years Free Pistol Nationals used Eley Tenex (one used the newer EPS). But
as Don Nygord says in his message that goes out with each Toz he sells, there
are very few people in the world that can take advantage of the slightly better
accuracy using the most expensive match ammo. You should order a variety of
different mid level ammo's (box of 50) to try out with your pistol ... find
which groups best off of a sand bag ... and then buy a case of that lot numbered
ammo. At the moment I'm using Wolf (same as German SK ammo) Match Extra
($240/case/5000 rounds) ... because it grouped very nicely. But I'm sure I would
have been served just as well by using the less expensive Wolf Match Target
($160/case) which grouped only slightly worse. btw. Pilkguns, our message board
sponsor sells SK .22 ammo.
World Record holder, match plus finals, Bill
Demarest use to train using Federal 711B ... a pretty inexpensive round. But to
show you how relatively unimportant the ammo is ... Bill shot his record in
Milan, Italy using some free Fiocchi ammo that was given to him. After setting
the record they tested the loaner Toz that he shot with ... and the Fiocchi ammo
that he used tested the worst of all the ammo they tested! It might have
actually cost him a point or two ... but we're talking World Record holder here
.... :-)
Posted by David M on January 30, 2002 at 22:41:56: Sounds like your wild
shots were a low battery. Did you do a battery test before shooting, the LED
should recharge almost a soon as the trigger is pulled (at least a discharge
once a second). The Free pistol has a higher demand on the battery than the Air
pistol because of the saftey circuit. A battery that fails the Free check will
be good for 3-5 tins of pellets in the Air pistol. I have a compensator on
my Free pistol, so I clean it and the barrel every 2-3 matches and before every
big match. Cleaning will also vary with the ammo you use.
At the Olympics I
used RWS ammo and I train with Federal. I set a new state record of 572 with
Federal 711 earlier this month.
Price is no indication of performance, go and
test the ammo in a machine rest.
Posted by mako on January 30, 2002 at 23:40:36:
Where do you still find
711? My sports pistol loves 711 but it's not available anymore ... over here at
least. (It hates 711B?!)
Posted by Ronny on February 03, 2002 at 11:39:25:
'Hey Carl,
Im sure a
weak battery has nothing to with your strange shots. Just dismount the part
where the frontsight is mounted and clean it inside. Particles of lead can get
stuck inside and after a while they can cause a kind of turbulence that can
cause your problem. A good Lapuha ammunition is always a good choice ,for
competition in any case..
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